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Diana’s Quiz – September 19, 2026

by Diana Filer 1. From which schools did  Prime Minister Mark Carney graduate and with what degrees? 2.  What religious movement was founded by Madame Blavatsky? 3  .Petrichor is the smell produced...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – September 12, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  Jack fruit is the largest tree fruit in the world, some weighing up to 40 pounds.  It is related to figs and mulberries. 2.  A quokka is...

Diana’s Quiz – September 12, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  What is jack fruit? 2.  What is a quokka? 3.  What is the 3rd word in the slogan,  ''Reduce, reuse _______? 4.  What is the origin of the word...
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Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 20, 2014

The human tongue has 7 muscles.  They are the only skeletal muscles not attached to a bone at either end. The four ancient Greek humours,...

Diana’s Quiz – December 20, 2014

How many muscles are there in the human tongue?  What are the 4 humours of ancient Greek medicine? Two works, one each by famous composers, were...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 13, 2014

The Ryder Cup is the biennial golf tournament, an exception in professional sports in that the winners receive no prize money. Oxygen is the element...

Diana’s Quiz – December 13, 2014

What is the biennial men’s golf competition between teams from Europe and North America?  What chemical element makes up about 65% of the human body?  What...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – December 6, 2014

Piscation is fishing. Solomon Elimimian of the BC Lions was named the CFL’s MOP this year. This is the first time a defensive player has...

Diana’s Quiz – December 6, 2015

What would you be doing if your activity were piscation?  Who was named the Canadian Football League’s Most Outstanding Player this year?  What was the name...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 29, 2014

Horology is the scientific study of time. Sean Michaels of Montreal won the $100,000 Giller Prize for his debut novel, Us  Conductors.  It is about...

Diana’s Quiz, November 29, 2014

 What is the science of measuring time? Who is this year’s winner of the Giller Prize? Lexico was the original name of what board game? Into what...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 22, 2014

1.  Combustion is a chemical change, especially oxidation, which produces heat and light. 2.  The fictional ape King Kong was also known as the 8th...

Diana’s Quiz – November 22, 2014

1.  What substance in a chemical process reacts with oxygen to give heat and light?  2.  Which giant mammal from Skull Island was also known...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 15, 2014

A tumpline is a strap attached at both ends to a backpack which goes over the top of the head rather than over the...

Diana’s Quiz – November 15, 2014

What is a tumpline? What is the term for the streamlined outer enclosure of an aircraft engine? What was the name of Napoleon’s horse? In modern-day poker,...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 8, 2014

 There are 64 squares on a chess board. Cosmic purple, white satin, and royal chantenay are all types of carrot. A dendrochronologist studies tree rings. The largest...

Diana’s Quiz – November 8, 2014

How many individual squares are there on a chessboard?      Cosmic purple, white satin, and royal chantenay are all types of which vegetable? What does...
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